Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought

Publication Data

• Title Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought
• Author Andrew Mason
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location Oxford
• Language English

Contents

Introduction
The simple view
The desert of the best qualified
Rawlsian fair equality of opportunity
Counteracting circumstances
Equality, priority, and sufficiency
Mitigating principles
A responsible egalitarianism
Individualism and personal responsibility
Conclusion.

Topics

• Equality

Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought by Andrew Mason. ISBN 9780199264414. Published by Oxford University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.